Transfer Case ID?

[Geof.Fowler]

Admins: I'm linking my website and facebook pages below simply to share info related to the transfer case, which appears very similar and possibly the same as the two speed case used in the CMP & GTB trucks. I'm not selling or trying to market anything. If any of this needs to be removed, please let me know.


My first experience with the T32 transfer case was in a truck I bought about 20 years ago. It's a 1954 International Harvester R-140 4x4. The following link will take you to some pics of my truck when I first bought it. It was originally a brush fire truck in the oil fields of Montana. The fire equipment was gone by the time I bought it. I did some minor work to get it running better and used it around the yard on clean up projects. My first son was born around the time I bought the truck, then a second son, then work and life got busier . . . you all know the drill. I haven't done much with the truck in a while, but still love it.

https://ih1404x4.weebly.com/r-140-4x4.html

When you follow the link above, the black truck at the top of the page is mine. There are a couple of pics of the transfer case included.





I started that website because there wasn't much info on these trucks on the web. You should dig around on the different tabs to see some examples. A few years ago I started using Facebook more and haven't done much updating of the website. Now, I just try to support folks with these trucks to help keep them on the road.

Anyway, the IH trucks that used the Timken T32 transfer case are the following:

Production Numbers Per IH
R-140 4x4 1953-1955 995 trucks
R-160 4x4 1953-1955 923 trucks
S-140 4x4 1955-1956 642 trucks
S-160 4x4 1955-1956 1,695 trucks

I'll post some examples of these trucks in the following posts.

IH did continue the 140/160 4x4 trucks through 1961 and then into the Loadstar trucks, however, those trucks did not use the T32 transfer case.

I also have a lot of info on these trucks on my Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/IH140and1604x4Trucks

I'll try to find some other pics of the IH T32 stuff.

Thanks for welcoming me to this community.

Let me know if you have any questions.

[Geof.Fowler]

To give an idea of what these trucks look like, here are some examples:

R-160 4x4 (1953-1955):

[Geof.Fowler]

To give an idea of what these trucks look like, here are some examples:

S-140 4x4 (1955-1956):

[Geof.Fowler]

To give an idea of what these trucks look like, here are some examples:

S-160 4x4 (1955-1956) Note that small number of these were special ordered with the Rockwell T223 transfer case instead of the t32:



The Navy SeaBees used the S-160 (and the later A-160 & B-160 4x4) with this Garwood crane to move bombs.

[Geof.Fowler]

R-140 4x4 (1953-1955):




Here's a neat barn find R-140 4x4 with the 9.5' pickup box.

http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/i...40-4x4.121724/



Here's the T32 in that last truck. This is the same as all of the IH trucks that used this transfer case. Passenger side drop.




And the most famous R-140's. There were three woodies made for use by the Army Corp of Engineers in their exploration of the dakotas.

[Geof.Fowler]

I know these T32 transfer cases were also used in some trucks converted to 4x4 by NAPCO in the 50's. I believe those came with some passenger side drop and some driver side drop, but I'm not 100% on that.

They were also used in some log skidders made under the Tree Farmer brand. I think they were the C4 & C5 models.

Also, as mentioned previously, some of the WWII scout cars used them.

I assume there were other applications. The Meritor manual shows them being made into 1990.

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Geoff,

Did this IH Travelall use these transfer cases too?

Dad bought this new in 1962 and the photo taken at Ocracoke Inlet NC about 1964.
Sorry for the poor quality, but it was a Polaroid I scanned and filtered recently before it disappeared altogether.

It was Navy Grey and had a 266 CID V-8 engine in it and 4 spd manual transmission. I seem to remember the model was a C-120 but perhaps I am wrong. It has the Warn lock out hubs up front hence no hubcaps.

The story the IH dealer told us was it was a US Navy trial and they had purchased 2 of them both Navy Grey for evaluation but cancelled before taking delivery.

When i got my driver's license I enjoyed taking it for a spin occasionally. Everyone wanted a 4 speed in those days but usually in a muscle car. A two ton vehicle with a small V-8 was no "muscle car" however!

Cheers,

[Geof.Fowler]

It's my understanding that most of the Napco trucks used a dana/spicer transfer case, model 23 & model 24. However, some did use the T32.

This post has some good info. I'm still trying to read through it all.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=320260

On page 13 of that thread, you'll find this:



Here's a T32 that might be out of a Ford truck converted by Napco, although I don't see a Napco tag.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1475895-napco.html

Here's one in a 55 Chevy 3/4 or 1 ton truck. Driver side drop. I'm wondering if the same case can be used for driver or passenger side drop?

https://barnfinds.com/bf-auction-195...o-ending-soon/



Somewhere above someone mentioned taking a transfer case or big part through the airport. I did that several years ago. Had a reason to travel to Philly on business. Shortly before the trip I stumbled upon a T32 on ebay that was just listed as used transfer case. Turns out the guy was cleaning out his fathers garage. His father owned a plow company. The son who I met was driving an F600 Napco converted truck when something popped in the case and it wouldn't move. They swapped in another used case and left this one in the garage for the next 40 years.

I flew in, had my meetings, went to meet this guy at dinner time, paid him and put it in the truck of the rental car. Went to walmart and bought a cheap set of Stanley wrenches, some rubber gloves, an aluminum baking tin, some paper towels, and some boxes/packing tape. In the walmart parking lot, I took the case out and started working tearing it apart. I bought an aluminum baking pan to drain the oil in, then poured it into a two liter bottle I found in the trash. I left that by the door of the pep boys service center next door so they could recycle. I tore the case apart and ended up putting it in 3 boxes. Even the case by itself it pretty heavy.

The next morning, I drove to the rental car drop off. You should have seen me shuffling those heavy boxes! Then I went to the Philly airport. I assumed I was going to have to pay $100 or more to ship it. Well, it was my lucky day. Their systems were down and they were manually ticketing everyone, so they couldn't charge me! At the Atlanta airport, I rented one of those luggage carts to get me to the shuttle bus to my offsite parking. IT was quite the adventure, but well worth it. I put it back together and have it under my workbench in case I ever need it. I'll try to pull it out and get pics when I can, which will probably be in a couple of weeks.